All last week I tried to find someone to go mining with me. I knew I had a lot of work to do and I was going to need help. Doc didn’t want to go out because it was football weekend and he is just getting worn out easy. The last time out I noticed he wasn’t doing good so I went over to visit with him and he told me he is just worn out and tired of digging.

I understand that feeling way to well. I look at the hole we got dug for us and its overwhelming at times. I’ve taken it and sectioned it off in 6 foot by 6 foot widths and will clean all the rock and overburden out of the way. I than go back to the area that I’m working in. Well after clearing my little area I moved over to the zone I’m working in.

This part of the job I have been putting off for 2 weeks. I knew it would take a full size demolation hammer and I wasn’t sure that I could handle one anymore. Well as I found out Sunday, by myself, my back has gotten to the point that the full size hammer was to much for it. As a matter of fact it was to much for all of me. Monday morning every muscle and joint in my body hated me and was letting me know it.

  As you can see from these 2 pictures I managed to get about 4 inches of calaechi hammered out along with a few rocks.

Out of all the pain came this small amount of gold. What makes the whole thing bareable is knowing I’m probably 2 maybe 3 feet from bedrock.

Until next time…….. Always check you pan.

The 29 Prospector